http://www.solotravelgirl.com Traveling alone, not lonley Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:35:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-sunday-afternoon-in-historic-burns-square-in-sarasota-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-sunday-afternoon-in-historic-burns-square-in-sarasota-florida/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:44:03 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7701 Pin itAlthough I’ve lived in Sarasota I admit I’m always discovering something new when visiting. It’s been a while since I’ve really explored the Historic Burns Square neighborhood and on Sunday, prior to the rally for Rick Santorum, conditions were right for an afternoon amble. The sun was shining bright, temperature was perfect and the...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-sunday-afternoon-in-historic-burns-square-in-sarasota-florida/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-one-gator-two-gators-three-gators-four-babcock-wilderness-adventures/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-one-gator-two-gators-three-gators-four-babcock-wilderness-adventures/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:11:57 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7600 Pin itEarlier this week I was back out at Babcock Wilderness Adventures in Punta Gorda, Florida, for a meeting which included a tour of the working cattle ranch and Telegraph Swamp. I never get tired visiting the place and always spot something new. Having lived more than three years in Everglades National Park, I have...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-one-gator-two-gators-three-gators-four-babcock-wilderness-adventures/feed/ 1 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-the-falls-at-night-are-loud-and-bright/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-the-falls-at-night-are-loud-and-bright/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:43:12 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7548 Pin itAlthough it was near-freezing temperatures the day after Christmas, I had my parents drag me to Niagara Falls U.S.A. to take a gander at the natural wonder at night. Plus, my friend barb, who blogs about being an ex-pat living in Mexico on the blog “Start the Evolution Without Me, knew I was in...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-the-falls-at-night-are-loud-and-bright/feed/ 2 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-charlotte-countys-wildflower-preserve/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-charlotte-countys-wildflower-preserve/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:06:46 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7410 Pin itThe first weekend of December I joined about a half-dozen amateur photographers walked through the Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve for a photography contest which runs through Feb. 15, 2012. This inaugural competition will help document the flora in this new preserve, which was 80-acre Wildflower Golf Club located in Cape Haze, Fla., the...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-charlotte-countys-wildflower-preserve/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-nasatweetup-lift-off-to-mars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-nasatweetup-lift-off-to-mars/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:09:59 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7353 Pin itMore posts about the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) NASA Tweetup (Nov. 25 & 26, 2011) will follow soon but in the meantime, enjoy these snapshots. Additional photos can be found on my Flickr account. Oh, and don’t ya just love this retro photo of me and my siblings at the Kennedy Space Center from...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-nasatweetup-lift-off-to-mars/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-so-sleepy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-so-sleepy/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:17:12 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7298 Pin it*yawn* Not only has it been an incredible day but it’s been an amazing week with much to share. Unfortunately, I haven’t figured out how to use my idle time driving to blog so today’s Wordless Wednesday post is a snapshot from tonight’s hotel. Quite regal, don’t ya think?]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-so-sleepy/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-im-thankful-for/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-im-thankful-for/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:51:52 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7211 Pin itSince Thanksgiving is tomorrow, thought I’d share, through images, some of the things I’m thankful for. I’ve experienced so many amazing things this year but what my happiness boils down to are a few simple things. Enjoy these snapshots from the year and tell me what you’re thankful for. I would really like to...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-im-thankful-for/feed/ 3 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-sandsculptures-from-2011-siesta-key-crystal-classic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-sandsculptures-from-2011-siesta-key-crystal-classic/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:03:44 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=7110 Pin itSiesta Key’s powder soft, white sand served as the artistic medium for 12 pairs of Master Sandsculptors competing in the 2011 Siesta Key Crystal Classic World Championships over the weekend. Can I just say, “awesome”? I’ll just let the images do the talking. The sculpture called “Nightmares” by Master Sandculptors Karen Fralich and Dan...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-sandsculptures-from-2011-siesta-key-crystal-classic/feed/ 2 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-pottery-express-and-bamboo-farm-in-punta-gorda-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-pottery-express-and-bamboo-farm-in-punta-gorda-florida/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:20:10 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=6953 Pin itHoly clay coolness! Pottery Express and Bamboo Farm in Punta Gorda, Florida, is pretty amazing. I had heard it had quite a few pieces of decorative and artistic pottery from Mexico and Asia, I just didn’t realize the how much until I visited over the weekend. Wow! Inside, it was row upon row of...]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-pottery-express-and-bamboo-farm-in-punta-gorda-florida/feed/ 0 http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-snapshots-from-boston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-snapshots-from-boston/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:35:00 +0000 Solo Travel Girl http://www.solotravelgirl.com/?p=6801 Pin itJust a few snapshots from last week’s trip to Boston (Oct. 3 – 7, 2011). Coming from Florida, weather was refreshing and I thoroughly enjoyed wearing gloves on the final two mornings during my visit. Enjoy these images.    ]]> http://www.solotravelgirl.com/wordless-wednesday-snapshots-from-boston/feed/ 4